diff --git a/src/wallet/walletdb.cpp b/src/wallet/walletdb.cpp
index e81eba03d..bed635d3b 100644
--- a/src/wallet/walletdb.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/walletdb.cpp
@@ -488,7 +488,8 @@ ReadKeyValue(CWallet* pwallet, CDataStream& ssKey, CDataStream& ssValue,
             auto verifier = libzcash::ProofVerifier::Strict();
             // ac_public chains set at height like KMD and ZEX, will force a rescan if we dont ignore this error: bad-txns-acpublic-chain
             // there cannot be any ztx in the wallet on ac_public chains that started from block 1, so this wont affect those. 
-            if ( !(CheckTransaction(0,wtx, state, verifier) && (wtx.GetHash() == hash) && state.IsValid()) && (state.GetRejectReason() != "bad-txns-acpublic-chain") )
+            // PIRATE fails this check for notary nodes, need exception. Triggers full rescan without it. 
+            if ( !(CheckTransaction(0,wtx, state, verifier) && (wtx.GetHash() == hash) && state.IsValid()) && (state.GetRejectReason() != "bad-txns-acpublic-chain" || state.GetRejectReason() != "bad-txns-acprivacy-chain") )
             {
                 //fprintf(stderr, "tx failed: %s rejectreason.%s\n", wtx.GetHash().GetHex().c_str(), state.GetRejectReason().c_str());
                 // vin-empty on staking chains is error relating to a failed staking tx, that for some unknown reason did not fully erase. save them here to erase and re-add later on.